Knitted and crocheted article of wearing-apparel.



E. T. CHURCH & W. E. WEBB, JR- KNITTED AND CROGHETED ARTICLE OF WEARING APPAREL.

APPLICATION HLED MAR. 20. 1913.

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UIUTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDMIU'ND 'l'. CHURCH, OF NEW ROCHELLE, AND VJILLIAM E. WEBB, J 3., OF LARCHMONT, NEW YORK, ASSIGN'ORS TO REINFORCED CRAVAT CORPORATION, OF NEW YORK,

N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEVT YORK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 13, 1917.

Application filed March 20, 1913. Serial No. 755,663;

To aZZ whom it may concern Be it known that we, EDMUND T. CHURCH and lViLLL-mr E. \VEBB, J12, citizens of the -United States, and residents, respectively, of New Rochelle and Larchmont, in the county of lVestchester, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Knitted and Crocheted Articles of earing-Apparel, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part thereof.

Our invention relates to knitted and mchetcd articles of wearing apparel such as tubular scarfs, Waistcoats and the like and has for its object the preservation of the contour or shape of the tubular articles at all times and particularly after the same has been pulled or otherwise stretched. Our invention also has for its object simplicity and economy of manufacture and other objects which will appear more fully hereinafter.

We shall now describe our invention and shall thereafter point out our invention in a claim.

Figure 1 is an elevational view of one embodiment of our invention.

Fig.2 is an enlarged view of a section thereof showing the elastic inclosed edging.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of a section showing the distortion thereof following the stretching of the scarf.

The ordinary knitted or crocheted tie or scarf is tubular and the ends thereof are finished off by trimming the edges to the desired outline and then sewing onto this trimmed edge a binding of tape or the like. In some cases the open ends are merely sewed together. These methods result in the production of an edging which is neither neat, attractive nor in harmony with the character of the goods to which our invention is directed.

It is well known that articles of this character are subjected to considerable wear and tear and to pulls and strains tending to distort their shape. The strain or pull is in. most cases centered at the ends of the tie and at this point the greatest strength is required. The edging therefore should have the property of resisting this tendency to stretch or otherwise distort the article.

In our invention, one embodiment which is shown in the drawings as consisting of a scarf or tie, an edging is provided which obviates the faults above enumerated. The tie is shown as made by the knitting of threads in the usual. manner and the folding of the same to give the tie the form desired. The lower edge is trimmed to the desired outline and along this edge a continuous narrow cord or elastic 6 is applied. Over this cord an overseam stitch 5 is made which passes over the cord and through the fabric thus firmly binding the cord to the fabric. It will be noted that the stitches do not pass through the cord but wholly around it forming a tube-like structure in which the cord is freely movable. With this construction a finished edging is produced equally good on both faces and serving to hide in a neat and effectual manner the trimmed edges of the fabric.

When the tab or lower end of the tie is subjected to a strain by the user in the act of tying or straightening the tie, the fabric is subjected to a strain which tends to pull the looped threads apart and otherwise distort the tie. The fabric, however, is elastic and has a tendency to resume its original shape.

Where a binding of tape or other nonelastic material is provided along the edge of the fabric this tendency to resume its original shape is prevented by the non-elastic character of the edging applied thereon with the result that the fabric buckles or puckers up as shown in Fig. 3.

In applicants invention the release of the pull or strain on the lower or tab end of the tie is followed by the tendency of the fabric to resume its original form. This tendency is assisted by the elastic character of the edging. The elastic cord freely movable in its tube-line structure springs back and being possessed of greater elasticity carries with it the walls of its inclosure with which it is in frictional contact.

In Fig. 3 we have shown the lower end of the tie in which the filling or cord 9 is non-elastic. This figure illustrates the tendency of the fabric 8 of the tie to buckle or pucker up when the pull thereon is released. It is evident that the frictional contact of the non-elastic filling with the elastic fabric and the stitching 7 serves to prevent the return of the latter to its original form.

It is obvious that various modifications may be made in the construction shown and above described Within the spirit and scope of our invention, and that as our invention is not restricted to ties it may be applied to other knitted and crocheted articles.

lVe claim:

A knitted or crocheted tubular elastic scarf having one of its ends cut obliquely to form a depending tab-like portion on one side, a cord around said obliquely cut end, said cord being of greater elasticity than the body of the scarf encircling threads covering said elastic cord and closely engaging it, said threads being secured only to the scarf whereby When the end of the scarf is distorted by a strain, the elastic cord will return to its normal position and the cord in extending and contracting Will move relatively to the encircling threads.

In Witness whereof We have hereunto aflixed our signatures in the presence of two Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. O. 

